高估
gāogū
to overestimate
Part of speech · verb
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Examples
- 不要高估自己的能力。Don’t overestimate your own ability.
- 我们高估了这个项目的收益。We overestimated the returns of this project.
Collocations
高估自己高估形势高估能力不要高估
Mnemonic
高 gāo "high" + 估 gū "to estimate": to estimate high, i.e. to overestimate. Korean renders it as "to overestimate". Reckoning ability, value or returns higher than they really are (高估自己 to overestimate oneself). Its opposite is 低估 (to underestimate), the pair 高 "high" against 低 "low". 估 means "to estimate" (估计 to reckon, 估价 to appraise).
Related
低估估计高看过高
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